Lecontite Mineral Gallery

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Lecontite: (NH4,K)Na(SO4)·2(H2O)  
Mascagnite: (NH4)2SO4

Comments: SEM BSE image of fine-grained lecontite (Le) and thenardite, occupying the space between mascagnite (M) crystals. CanMin 47:573.
Location: Coal-waste heap in Avion, northern France, that has been undergoing subsurface combustion for several decades. Scale: See Image.
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Lecontite: (NH4,K)Na(SO4)·2(H2O)  
Mascagnite: (NH4)2SO4

Comments: SEM BSE image of fine-grained lecontite (Le) and thenardite, occupying the space between mascagnite (M) crystals. CanMin 47:573.
Location: Coal-waste heap in Avion, northern France, that has been undergoing subsurface combustion for several decades. Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist